Pop Culture Mashups

Sometimes publishers and reviewers use comparisons to other books, movies, or TV shows to describe a new book. Here are some recent favorites!

Updated November 20, 2024
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A daughter of fair Verona
Dodd, Christina
Paper Book
I'm the eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet. Yes, that Romeo and Juliet. No, they didn't die in the tomb. They're alive and well and living in fair Verona with their six wildly impetuous children and me, their nineteen-year-old daughter Rosaline... Knives Out<...

Knives Out meets Bridgerton

Earls Trip
Holiday, Jenny
Paper Book
AS SEEN ON THE TODAY SHOW! "This is a witty, charming, character-driven story that is honestly one of the best historical romances I've read in years." -Julia Quinn, bestselling author of the Bridgerton novels on the TODAY Show The Washington Post Books to Read...

Ted Lasso meets Bridgerton for a 19th century spin on The Hangover

We used to live here
Kliewer, Marcus
Paper Book
From an author "destined to become a titan of the macabre and unsettling" (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), a haunting debut--soon to be a Netflix original movie--about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house's previous residents...

Get Out meets Parasite

Wives like us : a novel
Sykes, Plum
Paper Book
"Wives Like Us made me laugh so hard I actually knocked over my lamp. Can a book be so wickedly smart, so effortless, so chic and hilarious that you would stumble through the night to find a new lightbulb just so you can keep reading way past your bedtime? In a word, yes." --Kevin Kwan ...

The Real Housewives meets Downton Abbey

The villain edit : a novel
Devore, Laurie
Paper Book
Emily Henry meets Fleabag...and The Bachelor! An irresistibly sharp and sexy dramedy about a cynical romance novelist who goes on a  reality show to revive her career, only to discover that while she may have just met the love of her life, the producers have turned her...

Emily Henry meets Fleabag...and The Bachelor!

Teddy : a novel
Dunlay, Emily
Paper Book
Good Morning America Buzz Pick "Effervescent and cool, Teddy is the perfect read if your trip to Capri gets canceled and your La Dolce Vita itch needs scratching."--Washington Post Lessons in Chemistry meets Mad Men in this wildly entertaining debut novel set in glamorous Rome,...

Lessons in Chemistry meets Mad Men


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